Quality Technician
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What you'll do:
Inspect incoming parts and assemblies against engineering drawings, specifications, and inspection plans using calipers, micrometers, gauges, and other appropriate inspection tools. Record results and verify required supplier documentation.
Investigate in-process quality issues by inspecting affected parts, gathering measurements and photos, and working with production technicians and Engineering to understand the cause and support corrective actions.
Process Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs): document defects and supporting evidence, coordinate with Supply Chain and suppliers, track responses and due dates, and support verification of corrective actions before closure.
Identify, label, and segregate nonconforming material; maintain accurate nonconformance records; and coordinate disposition with authorized team members.
Maintain inspection records and quality logs, flag recurring defects, and help improve inspection instructions and checks in collaboration with Manufacturing and Engineering.
About you:
2+ years of experience in quality inspection, a quality technician role, or a related hands-on manufacturing role.
Can read engineering drawings, specifications, and work instructions and evaluate parts against defined acceptance criteria.
Have hands-on experience using calipers, micrometers, and other inspection tools, and understand the importance of proper handling and calibration status.
Are curious and methodical when troubleshooting problems, and know when to ask questions or escalate an issue.
Can clearly document defects, measurements, and investigation findings with written descriptions and photos.
Can organize daily inspection priorities and follow up on open quality issues and supplier actions.
Are comfortable working directly with production technicians, engineers, supply chain team members, and suppliers.
Are comfortable using spreadsheets and digital systems to record inspection results and track quality issues.
Have a high school diploma or equivalent; technical training or an associate degree is a plus. An engineering degree is not required.
Bonus:
Experience working within an ISO 9001 quality management system and maintaining inspection or nonconformance records.
Experience processing SCARs, communicating with suppliers about defects, or supporting root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
Experience with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing).
Additional information
Lumafield offers both competitive cash and equity compensation, as well as a health & wellness stipend, 401k, parental leave, flexible PTO, commuter benefits, company wide events and more! Lumafield is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, because the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Do you feel like your skills don’t meet every single requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway – If you’re excited about our technology, the opportunity, and are eager to learn more we’d love to hear from you! In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information or veteran status. Reach out if you want to be a part of what we are building.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in quality inspection, a quality technician role, or a related hands-on manufacturing role.
- Can read engineering drawings, specifications, and work instructions and evaluate parts against defined acceptance criteria.
- Have hands-on experience using calipers, micrometers, and other inspection tools, and understand the importance of proper handling and calibration status.
- Are curious and methodical when troubleshooting problems, and know when to ask questions or escalate an issue.
- Can clearly document defects, measurements, and investigation findings with written descriptions and photos.
- Can organize daily inspection priorities and follow up on open quality issues and supplier actions.
- Are comfortable working directly with production technicians, engineers, supply chain team members, and suppliers.
- Are comfortable using spreadsheets and digital systems to record inspection results and track quality issues.
- Experience working within an ISO 9001 quality management system and maintaining inspection or nonconformance records.
- Experience processing SCARs, communicating with suppliers about defects, or supporting root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
- Experience with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing).
- Additional information
- Lumafield offers both competitive cash and equity compensation, as well as a health & wellness stipend, 401k, parental leave, flexible PTO, commuter benefits, company wide events and more! Lumafield is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, because the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Do you feel like your skills don’t meet every single requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway – If you’re excited about our technology, the opportunity, and are eager to learn more we’d love to hear from you! In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information or veteran status. Reach out if you want to be a part of what we are building.
Preferred Qualifications
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent; technical training or an associate degree is a plus. An engineering degree is not required.
Responsibilities
- Inspect incoming parts and assemblies against engineering drawings, specifications, and inspection plans using calipers, micrometers, gauges, and other appropriate inspection tools. Record results and verify required supplier documentation.
- Investigate in-process quality issues by inspecting affected parts, gathering measurements and photos, and working with production technicians and Engineering to understand the cause and support corrective actions.
- Process Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs): document defects and supporting evidence, coordinate with Supply Chain and suppliers, track responses and due dates, and support verification of corrective actions before closure.
- Identify, label, and segregate nonconforming material; maintain accurate nonconformance records; and coordinate disposition with authorized team members.
- Maintain inspection records and quality logs, flag recurring defects, and help improve inspection instructions and checks in collaboration with Manufacturing and Engineering.
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